You've seen them, you've shared them, you more or less love them: Internet variations on Jeff Foxworthy's moneymaker, "You Might Be a Redneck."

Surely you've stumbled across the one about how "You Know You're From Chicago" if "you drink pop, not soda" or "you used a lawn chair to guard a parking spot in winter." Both of which are based on fact, by the way.

Or, on a more regional scale, maybe you saw the one about "You Know You're From Illinois" if your community "has one thing named after Lincoln" and "your family vacation means 'Wisconsin Dells.'" Again, hard to argue.

Well, the march of time and progress has finally caught up to us, because there is now a version floating around cyberworld called "25 Ways You Know You're From Lake County." This particular compendium is brought to you by http://www.littlelakecounty.com, a collaborative blog that posts reviews and/or information about businesses, recreational spots and events, among other things, both in and around this corner of the state.

"We enjoy a good listicle as much as the next person, and we thought it was high time you had one with Lake County flavor," reads the introduction. "Your Little Lake County writers may hail from all over the state, Midwest, and United States, but today we are all proud to call Lake County our home. So we've become pretty adept at sniffing out one of our own."

Reading on, you might find that, as with most lists of this species, it hits the nail on the head more often than not. Let's take a look at some if not all of these insights about how to tell you live north of Lake Cook Road but west of McHenry:

When Marriott's Great America, now Six Flags Great America, first opened in Gurnee in 1976, it looked a lot different than it does today. For every Whizzer, a coaster that still exists, there's a Tidal Wave, Shockwave or Z-Force, rides existing only in memory.

(Chicago Tribune, Great America photos)

"You own a boat, but it spends more time in your driveway than in the water." One of my in-laws, who shall remain anonymous, owned a boat that, as he put it, was "allergic to water." It would be sitting on his driveway if he hadn't had it euthanized.

"You have almost as many Packers Fans on your block as there are Bears Fans." Don't get me started. There are certainly more than during the Tony Mandarich Era.

"You understand that Route 83 isn't always Route 83, because sometimes it's Route 60 or sometimes it's Route 45, but it never is actually Route 137." Amen to all of that. And they didn't even get into how Route 83 is sometimes Barron Boulevard when it's not Main Street or The Other Milwaukee Avenue.

"At least once a week, you are late for work, school, practice or an appointment because of a freight train." My daughter informs me that there is also a "You Might Be From" version for Grayslake Central High School making the rounds, and it features freight-train nightmares early and often.

"You try to fly out of General Mitchell because it's easier than it is to fly out of O'Hare." Let's keep it that way by not telling too many people.

"You know at least four different ways to avoid driving on Route 120 and Route 176." Yes, including only driving on them after midnight.

"You say 'Great America' instead of 'Six Flags.'" Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Unless, of course, you're younger than 30 and call it "Six Flags," even though your parents have told you on multiple occasions "that's the one in Texas."

By the way, have you seen the recent news about some new Richie Rich buying the so-called "Willis Tower" for an impressive sum and possibly looking to re-rename it? Or did you hear about the John Hancock Center possibly getting a new owner and a new name?

Say this loud and say it proud: Those icons are the Sears Tower and The Hancock, respectively. That's how you know you're from Chicago.